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The Flaming Mudcats - Mistress Album Review

18 Mar 2014 // A review by Kerry MB

The Flaming Mudcats return with another brilliant slab of their eclectic roots infused tunes, full of toe tapping, good soul feeling stuff. Craig Bracken’s jazzy vocals ring true and clear on their second offering, that makes you turn the volume up that little bit louder.

Tracks like Can’t Take It With You and My Baby Rocks embody everything you know and like about Roots as a genre, whether it’s Blues, Jazz, Soul, Funk or RnB. Tracks such as Why’d You Break My Heart have a more funk/jazz mix that makes you want to get up on that dance floor and boogie, and Breaking Up Somebody Home has a definite Elvis croon feel to it, listen and get lost in the trumpets and great guitar solos by guitarist, Doug Bygrave.

Drinking My Life Away is a stand out track. Get drawn in by the mesmerizing harmonica intro and down and out awesome vocals with a lingering sweet melody then prepare to be up again on the very hip swinging Heavy.

If you were a fan of the Flaming Mudcats debut, Gave You What You Wanted go out and buy Mistress; your ears won’t be disappointed!

 
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About The Flaming Mudcats

The Flaming Mudcats are a band that swings, shuffles and gets low-down in their devotion to the sounds of the Blues, R&B and Rock 'n’ Roll and anyone who argues that good blues is getting hard to find has never heard of this band... chances are you couldn't find a tighter good time band.

This four piece band swings, playing great grooves fused with burning harp and smoking guitar; this is no-frills party music.

A firm favourite in Auckland’s Blues scene, this band is well versed on what it takes to please a crowd exhibiting levels of professionalism and musicianship that makes it easy to become a dedicated fan.

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Releases

Cut Loose
Year: 2018
Type: Album
Mistress
Year: 2014
Type: Album
Gave You What You Wanted
Year: 2011
Type: Album

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